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WaPo Reporter on McCabe Firing: ‘Punishment in Search of a Transgression,’ a ‘Profile in Cowardice’
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CNN
Name: CNN
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CNN Tonight
Name: CNN Tonight
URL: http://edition.cnn.com/shows/cnn-tonight
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Don Lemon
, David Swerdlick
Name: Don Lemon
Employment: CNN
Position: News Anchor
Name: David Swerdlick
Employment: Washington Post
Position: Assistant Editor, Contributor
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03/17/2018 08:12 am
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Tom (staff)
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RUSH TRANSCRIPT LEMON Does ░░░░░░░░ Sessions think this is ░░░░░░░░ to keep him from ░░░░░░░░ to the president SWERDLICK ░░░░░░░░ m not sure Don ░░░░░░░░ McCabe specific point on ░░░░░░░░ Simply that look to ░░░░░░░░ this reminds of the ░░░░░░░░ firing It seems like ░░░░░░░░ though as Josh said ░░░░░░░░ should be a situation ░░░░░░░░ if someone in the ░░░░░░░░ including McCabe has not ░░░░░░░░ fully truthful then they ░░░░░░░░ to face the consequences ░░░░░░░░ though he of course ░░░░░░░░ it as Pamela just ░░░░░░░░ but this looks like ░░░░░░░░ punishment in search of ░░░░░░░░ transgression rather than a ░░░░░░░░ that s followed by ░░░░░░░░ punishment You remember when ░░░░░░░░ was fired last May ░░░░░░░░ were two reasons given ░░░░░░░░ was the Rosenstein memo ░░░░░░░░ said it had to ░░░░░░░░ with the Clinton investigation ░░░░░░░░ the president s letter ░░░░░░░░ Comey referenced the president ░░░░░░░░ Comey I asked you ░░░░░░░░ times in I was ░░░░░░░░ investigation Then there was ░░░░░░░░ Lester Holt interview There ░░░░░░░░ the disconnect What is ░░░░░░░░ president really thinking when ░░░░░░░░ people are being let ░░░░░░░░ In terms of the ░░░░░░░░ picture you re asking ░░░░░░░░ I would say this ░░░░░░░░ s a profile in ░░░░░░░░ that the president or ░░░░░░░░ attorney general don t ░░░░░░░░ out in front of ░░░░░░░░ during you know regular ░░░░░░░░ hours and say what ░░░░░░░░ going on with McCabe ░░░░░░░░ made the point why ░░░░░░░░ Jeff Sessions even the ░░░░░░░░ making this decision when ░░░░░░░░ s supposed to be ░░░░░░░░ from anything touching the ░░░░░░░░ investigation the special counsel ░░░░░░░░ and why ultimately are ░░░░░░░░ making decisions that appear ░░░░░░░░ be political even if ░░░░░░░░ may be a thread ░░░░░░░░ actual due process involved ░░░░░░░░ this especially when you ░░░░░░░░ talking about a career ░░░░░░░░ official LEMON Misleading statements ░░░░░░░░ after the break Josh ░░░░░░░░ you can wait I ░░░░░░░░ to make sure I ░░░░░░░░ everyone in here We ░░░░░░░░ talk about those alleged ░░░░░░░░ statements and more on ░░░░░░░░ the deputy director of ░░░░░░░░ FBI is fired late ░░░░░░░░ a Friday night We ░░░░░░░░ be right back Vo ░░░░░░░░ Right is in the ░░░░░░░░ All Right is in ░░░░░░░░ air All Right says ░░░░░░░░ do.
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